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Padre: Ramon Berenguer Iii The Great Count Of Barcelona
Madre: Douce I De Gévaudan, Comtesse De Provence


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Ramon Berenguer IV "the Saint" of Barcelona, Count of Barcelona MP
Catalan: Ramon Berenguer IV «el Sant» de Barcelona, comte de Barcelona, Spanish: Príncipe de Aragón (1137-1154), Conde de Barcelona (1131-1154), Conde de Gerona, Osona, Cerdaña y Ribargorza Ramón Berenguer IV «el Santo» de Barcelona, conde de Barcelona, French: Raimond-Bérenger IV «le Saint» de Barcelone, comte de Barcelone, Italian: Raimondo Berengario IV of Barcelona, conte di Barcellona
Gender: Male
Birth: 1113
Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Death: August 06, 1162 (49)
Borgo San Dalmazzo, Piedmont, Italy
Immediate Family:
Son of Ramon Berenguer III "the Great" count of Barcelona and Douce I de Gévaudan, comtesse de Provence
Husband of N.N. and Petronila Ramírez, reina de Aragón
Father of Ramón Berenguer de Barcelona, arzobispo de Narbona; Pedro, infante de Aragón; Alfonso II el Casto, rey de Aragón; Raimond Bérenger III, comte de Provence; Dulce de Aragão, rainha-consorte de Portugal and 1 other
Brother of Almodis de Barcelona, vescomtessa de Bas; Bérenger-Raimond I, comte de Provence; Bernat, Infant de Barcelona; Berenguela de Barcelona, reina consorte de León y Castilla; Estefania de Barcelona, vescomte consort de Dacs and 1 other
Half brother of Ximena de Barcelona, comtesse d'Osona and Maria de Barcelona, comtessa consort de Besalú
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http://www.friesian.com/lorraine.htm#provence

https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raimundo_Bereng%C3%A1rio_IV_de_Barcelona
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram%C3%B3n_Berenguer_IV_de_Barcelona

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramon_Berenguer_IV,_Count_of_Barcelona

http://genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00007661&tree=LEO

Ramon «den Hellige» var

Greve av Barcelona 1131-1162.

Fyrste av Aragón 1137 - 1162.

Greve av Provence 1144-1162 (som Raimond Berenguer I).

Ramon var den siste som hadde titelen greve av Barcelona. Ifølge sin fars testamente arvet han i 1131 som den førstefødte grevskapene Barcelona, Tarragona, Manresa, Gerona, Ausona, Peralada, Besalù, Vallespir, Fonollet, Perapertusa, Cerdaña, Conflet, Carcasona og Redés. 11.08.1137 ble han konge av Aragon.91

Ramón fue el último en ostentar el título de Conde de Barcelona. De acuerdo con el testamento de sus padres,

heredó en 1131 como primogénito los condados de Barcelona, Tarragona, Manresa, Gerona, Ausona, Peralada, Besalú, Vallespir, Fonollet, Perapertusa, Cerdaña, Conflet, Carcasona y Redes. 08.11.1137 se convirtió en rey de Aragón.

91 Erich Brandenburg: Die Nachkommen Karls des Grossen. Leipzig 1935. Mogens Bugge: Våre forfedre, nr. 1001. Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, Bind 2 (1933), lado 418. Bent og Vidar Billing Hansen: Rosensverdslektens forfedre, side 16, 25.

Reinado 19 de agosto de 1131 - 6 de agosto de 1162

Predecesor Ramón Berenguer III

Sucesor Alfonso I

Esposa Petronila de Aragón

Descendencia

Dulce Berenguer

Alfonso II de Aragón

Pedro, Conde de la Cerdanya

Ramón Berenguer III, Conde de Provenza

Sancho, Conde de Provenza

Ramón, Arzobispo de Narbona

Padre Ramón Berenguer III, Conde de Barcelona

Madre Duce I, Condesa de Provenza

Nacido c. 1113

Fallecido el 6 de agosto de 1162

Piamonte, Italia

Raimundo Berengario IV o Ramón Berenguer IV (c. 1113 - 6 de agosto de 1162), a veces llamado el Santo, fue el conde de Barcelona que llevó a cabo la unión entre el Reino de Aragón y el Principado de Cataluña en la Corona de Aragón.

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* 1 Primeros años
de reinado * 2 Cruzadas
y guerras * 3 Muerte
* 4 Notas
* 5 Referencias
[editar] Primeros años de reinado

Heredó el condado de Barcelona de su padre Ramón Berenguer III el 19 de agosto de 1131. El 11 de agosto de 1137 fue abatido en HuescaA la infanta Petronila de Aragón, de un año de edad. Su padre, Ramiro II de Aragón el Monje, que buscó la ayuda de Barcelona contra Alfonso VII de Castilla, abdicó el 13 de noviembre de ese mismo año, dejando su reino a Petronila y Ramón Berenguer. Este último se convirtió esencialmente en gobernante de Aragón, aunque nunca fue rey, sino conde de Barcelona, príncipe del Reino de Aragón. Fue el último gobernante catalán en usar el título de conde como el primero; a partir de su hijo Alfonso II de Aragón, los condes de Barcelona se autodenominaron, en primer lugar, reyes de Aragón.

El tratado entre Ramón Berenguer y su suegro estipulaba que sus descendientes gobernarían conjuntamente sobre ambos reinos. Incluso si Petronila muriera antes de que el matrimonio pudiera consumarse, Berenguer seguiría heredando el título de rey de Aragón. [cita requerida] Ambos reinos preservarían sus leyes, instituciones y autonomía, permaneciendo legalmente distintos pero federados en una unión dinástica bajo una sola Casa gobernante. Los historiadores consideran este arreglo como la jugada maestra política de la Edad Media hispánica. Ambos reinos ganaron mayor fuerza y seguridad y Aragón obtuvo su tan necesaria salida al mar. Por otro lado, la formación de una nueva entidad política en el noreste en un momento en que Portugal se separó de León en el oeste dio más equilibrio a los reinos cristianos de la península. Ramón Berenguer logró sacar a Aragón de su empeño sometimiento a Castilla, ayudado sin duda por la belleza y el encanto de su hermana Berenguela, esposa del emperador Alfonso, por la que era conocida en su tiempo.

[editar] Cruzadas y guerras

En los años centrales de su gobierno, su atención se centró en las campañas contra los moros. En octubre de 1147, como parte de la Segunda Cruzada, ayudó a Castilla a conquistar Almería. Luego invadió las tierras del reino taifa almorávide de Valencia y Murcia. En diciembre de 1148, capturó Tortosa después de un asedio de cinco meses con la ayuda de cruzados franceses y genoveses. [1] Al año siguiente, Fraga, Lleida y Mequinenza, en la confluencia de los ríos Segre y Ebro, cayeron en manos de su ejército. La reconquista de la Cataluña moderna se había completado.

Ramón Berenguer también hizo campaña en Provenza, ayudando a su hermano Berenguer Ramón y a su sobrino Ramón Berenguer II contra los condes de Toulouse. Durante la minoría de edad de Ramón Berenguer II, el conde de Barcelona también actuó como regente de Provenza (entre 1144 y 1157). En 1151, Ramón firmó el Tratado de Tudilén con Alfonso VII de León. El tratado definía las zonas de conquista en Andalucía para evitar que los dos gobernantes entraran en conflicto. También en 1151, Ramon Berenguer fundó y dotó el monasterio real de Poblet. En 1154 aceptó la regencia de Gastón V de Béarn a cambio de que los nobles bearneses le rindieran homenaje en Canfranc, uniendo así aquel pequeño principado con el creciente imperio catalanoaragonés.

[editar] Muerte

Murió en 1162 en Borgo San Dalmazzo, Piamonte, Italia, dejando el título de conde de Barcelona a su hijo mayor Ramón Berenguer, quien al año siguiente heredó el título de rey de Aragón de la abdicación de su madre Petronila de Aragón (Ramiro II ya había muerto), y, en homenaje al aragonés, cambió su nombre por el de Alfonso y se convirtió en Alfonso II de Aragón. El hijo menor de Ramón Berenguer, Pedro Heredó la comarca de la Cerdanya y tierras al norte de los Pirineos.

Raimundo Berengario IV o Ramón Berenguer IV (c. 1113 - 6 de agosto de 1162), a veces llamado el Santo, fue el conde de Barcelona que llevó a cabo la unión entre el Reino de Aragón y el Principado de Cataluña en la Corona de Aragón.

Contenido [ocultar]

1 Primeros años
de reinado
2 Cruzadas

y guerras 3 Muerte

4 Ascendencia
5 Notas


6 Referencias

[editar] Primeros años de reinado

Heredó el condado de Barcelona de su padre Ramón Berenguer III el 19 de agosto de 1131. El 11 de agosto de 1137 en Huesca fue prometido a la infanta Petronila de Aragón, que entonces tenía un año. Su padre, Ramiro II de Aragón el Monje, que buscó la ayuda de Barcelona contra Alfonso VII de Castilla, abdicó el 13 de noviembre de ese mismo año, dejando su reino a Petronila y Ramón Berenguer. Este último se convirtió esencialmente en gobernante de Aragón, aunque nunca fue rey, sino conde de Barcelona, príncipe del Reino de Aragón. Fue el último gobernante catalán en usar el título de conde como el primero; a partir de su hijo Alfonso II de Aragón, los condes de Barcelona se autodenominaron, en primer lugar, reyes de Aragón.

El tratado entre Ramón Berenguer y su suegro estipulaba que sus descendientes gobernarían conjuntamente sobre ambos reinos. Incluso si Petronila muriera antes de que el matrimonio pudiera consumarse, Berenguer seguiría heredando el título de rey de Aragón. [cita requerida] Ambos reinos preservarían sus leyes, instituciones y autonomía, permaneciendo legalmente distintos pero federados en una unión dinástica bajo una sola Casa gobernante. Los historiadores consideran este arreglo como la jugada maestra política de la Edad Media hispánica. Ambos reinos ganaron mayor fuerza y seguridad y Aragón obtuvo su tan necesaria salida al mar. Por otro lado, la formación de una nueva entidad política en el noreste en un momento en que Portugal se separó de León en el oeste dio más equilibrio a los reinos cristianos de la península. Ramón Berenguer logró sacar a Aragón de su sumisión a Castilla, ayudado sin duda por la belleza y el encanto de su hermana Berenguela, esposa del emperador Alfonso, por la que era muy conocida en su tiempo.

[editar] Cruzadas y guerras

En los años centrales de su gobierno, su atención se centró en las campañas contra los moros. En octubre de 1147, como parte de la Segunda Cruzada, ayudó a Castilla a conquistar Almería. Luego invadió las tierras del reino taifa almorávide de Valencia y Murcia. En diciembre de 1148, capturó Tortosa después de un asedio de cinco meses con la ayuda de los cruzados franceses, anglonormandos y genoveses del sur. [1] Al año siguiente, Fraga, Lleida y Mequinenza, en la confluencia de los ríos Segre y Ebro, cayeron en manos de su ejército. La reconquista de la Cataluña moderna se había completado.

Ramón Berenguer también hizo campaña en Provenza, ayudando a su hermano Berenguer Ramón y a su sobrino Ramón Berenguer II contra los condes de Toulouse. Durante la minoría de edad de Ramón Berenguer II, el conde de Barcelona también actuó como regente de Provenza (entre 1144 y 1157). En 1151, Ramón firmó el Tratado de TudiCon Alfonso VII de León. El tratado definía las zonas de conquista en Andalucía para evitar que los dos gobernantes entraran en conflicto. También en 1151, Ramon Berenguer fundó y dotó el monasterio real de Poblet. En 1154 aceptó la regencia de Gastón V de Béarn a cambio de que los nobles bearneses le rindieran homenaje en Canfranc, uniendo así aquel pequeño principado con el creciente imperio catalanoaragonés.

[editar] Muerte

Murió en 1162 en Borgo San Dalmazzo, Piamonte, Italia, dejando el título de conde de Barcelona a su hijo mayor Ramón Berenguer, quien al año siguiente heredó el título de rey de Aragón de la abdicación de su madre Petronila de Aragón (Ramiro II ya había muerto), y, en homenaje al aragonés, cambió su nombre por el de Alfonso y se convirtió en Alfonso II de Aragón. El hijo menor de Ramón Berenguer, Pedro, heredó la comarca de la Cerdanya y las tierras al norte de los Pirineos.

[editar] Ascendencia

[mostrar]v • d • eAntepasados de Ramón Berenguer IV, conde de Barcelona

32. Ramon Borrell, conde de Barcelona
16. Berenguer Ramón I, conde de Barcelona
33. Ermesinde de Carcasona
8. Ramón Berenguer I, conde de Barcelona
34. Sancho García, conde de Castilla
17. Sancha Sánchez de Castilla
35. Urraca de Saldaña
4. Ramón Berenguer II, conde de Barcelona
36. Audebert I, conde de La Marche
18. Bernardo I, conde de La Marche
37. Almodis de Limoges
9. Almodis de La Marche
19. Amélie de Rasés
2. Ramón Berenguer III, conde de Barcelona
20. Tancredo de Hauteville
10. Roberto Guiscardo, duque de Apulia
42. Ricardo I, duque de Normandía (hipotético)
21. Fressenda de Normandía
43. Gunnora
5. Maud de Apulia
44. Guaimario III de Salerno
22. Guaimario IV, príncipe de Salerno
45. Gaitelgrima de Benevento
11. Sikelgaita de Salerno
46. Laidulfo, príncipe de Capua
23. Gema de Capua
47. María
1. Ramón Berenguer IV, conde de Barcelona
48. Ricardo II, vizconde de Millau
24. Ricardo II, vizconde de Millau y Gévaudan
49. Sénégonde de Béziers
12. Berenguer II, vizconde de Rodés
50. Berenger, vizconde de
Narbona 25. Rixinde de
Narbona 51. Garsenda de Besalú
6. Gilberto I, conde de Gévaudan
26. Girberto II, vizconde de Carlat
13. Adela, vizcondesa de Carlat
27. Nobilia, vizcondesa de Lodève
3. Douce I, condesa de Provenza
56. Guillermo I, conde de Provenza
28. Guillermo II, conde de Provenza
57. Adelaida de Anjou
14. Godofredo I, conde de Provenza
58. Otón Guillermo, conde de Borgoña
29. Gerberga de Borgoña
59. Ermentrude, condesa de Mâcon y Besançon
7. Gerberga, condesa de Provenza
60. Guillermo I, conde de Marsella
30. Guillermo II, vizconde de Marsella
61. Bellilde de Marsella



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Ramon Berenguer IV "the Saint" of Barcelona, Count of Barcelona MP
Catalan: Ramon Berenguer IV «el Sant» de Barcelona, comte de Barcelona, Spanish: Príncipe de Aragón (1137-1154), Conde de Barcelona (1131-1154), Conde de Gerona, Osona, Cerdaña y Ribargorza Ramón Berenguer IV «el Santo» de Barcelona, conde de Barcelona, French: Raimond-Bérenger IV «le Saint» de Barcelone, comte de Barcelone, Italian: Raimondo Berengario IV of Barcelona, conte di Barcellona
Gender: Male
Birth: 1113
Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Death: August 06, 1162 (49)
Borgo San Dalmazzo, Piedmont, Italy
Immediate Family:
Son of Ramon Berenguer III "the Great" count of Barcelona and Douce I de Gévaudan, comtesse de Provence
Husband of N.N. and Petronila Ramírez, reina de Aragón
Father of Ramón Berenguer de Barcelona, arzobispo de Narbona; Pedro, infante de Aragón; Alfonso II el Casto, rey de Aragón; Raimond Bérenger III, comte de Provence; Dulce de Aragão, rainha-consorte de Portugal and 1 other
Brother of Almodis de Barcelona, vescomtessa de Bas; Bérenger-Raimond I, comte de Provence; Bernat, Infant de Barcelona; Berenguela de Barcelona, reina consorte de León y Castilla; Estefania de Barcelona, vescomte consort de Dacs and 1 other
Half brother of Ximena de Barcelona, comtesse d'Osona and Maria de Barcelona, comtessa consort de Besalú
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http://www.friesian.com/lorraine.htm#provence

https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raimundo_Bereng%C3%A1rio_IV_de_Barcelona

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram%C3%B3n_Berenguer_IV_de_Barcelona

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramon_Berenguer_IV,_Count_of_Barcelona

http://genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00007661&tree=LEO

Ramon «den Hellige» var

Greve av Barcelona 1131-1162.

Fyrste av Aragon 1137 - 1162.

Greve av Provence 1144-1162 (som Raimond Berenguer I).

Ramon var den siste som hadde titelen greve av Barcelona. Ifølge sin fars testamente arvet han i 1131 som den førstefødte grevskapene Barcelona, Tarragona, Manresa, Gerona, Ausona, Peralada, Besalù, Vallespir, Fonollet, Perapertusa, Cerdaña, Conflet, Carcasona og Redés. 11.08.1137 ble han konge av Aragon.91

Ramon was the last one to have the title of Conde de Barcelona. Acording his fathers will,

he inherit in 1131 as the first born the countys of Barcelona, Tarragona, Manresa, Gerona, Ausona, Peralada, Besalu, Vallespir, Fonollet, Perapertusa, Cerdana, Conflet, Carcasona and Redes. 08.11.1137 he became king of Aragon.

91 Erich Brandenburg: Die Nachkommen Karls des Grossen. Leipzig 1935. Mogens Bugge: Våre forfedre, nr. 1001. Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, Bind 2 (1933), side 418. Bent og Vidar Billing Hansen: Rosensverdslektens forfedre, side 16, 25.

Reign 19 August 1131 - 6 August 1162

Predecessor Ramon Berenguer III

Successor Alfonso I

Spouse Petronila of Aragon

Issue

Dulce Berenguer

Alfonso II of Aragon

Peter, Count of Cerdanya

Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Provence

Sancho, Count of Provence

Ramon, Archbishop of Narbonne

Father Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona

Mother Douce I, Countess of Provence

Born c. 1113

Died 6 August 1162

Piedmont, Italy

Raymond Berengar IV or Ramon Berenguer IV (c. 1113 – 6 August 1162), sometimes called the Holy, was the Count of Barcelona who effected the union between the Kingdom of Aragon and the Principality of Catalonia into the Crown of Aragon.

Contents

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* 1 Early reign
* 2 Crusades and wars
* 3 Death
* 4 Notes
* 5 References
[edit] Early reign

He inherited the county of Barcelona from his father Ramon Berenguer III on August 19, 1131. On August 11, 1137 in Huesca he was betrothed to the infant Petronila of Aragon, aged one at the time. Her father, Ramiro II of Aragon the Monk, who sought Barcelona's aid against Alfonso VII of Castile, abdicated on November 13 that same year, leaving his kingdom to Petronilla and Ramon Berenguer. The latter essentially became ruler of Aragon, although he was never king himself, but instead Count of Barcelona, Prince of the Kingdom of Aragon. He was the last Catalan ruler to use the title of Count as his first; starting with his son Alfonso II of Aragon the counts of Barcelona styled themselves, in the first place, as kings of Aragon.

The treaty between Ramon Berenguer and his father-in-law stipulated that their descendants would rule jointly over both realms. Even should Petronila die before the marriage could be consummated, Berenguer would still inherit the title of King of Aragon.[citation needed] Both realms would preserve their laws, institutions and autonomy, remaining legally distinct but federated in a dynastic union under one ruling House. Historians consider this arrangement the political masterstroke of the Hispanic Middle Ages. Both realms gained greater strength and security and Aragon got its much needed outlet to the sea. On the other hand, formation of a new political entity in the north-east at a time when Portugal seceded from León in the west gave more balance to the Christian kingdoms of the peninsula. Ramon Berenguer successfully pulled Aragon out of its pledged submission to Castile, aided no doubt by the beauty and charm of his sister Berenguela, wife of Alfonso the Emperor, for which she was well-known in her time.

[edit] Crusades and wars

In the middle years of his rule, his attention turned to campaigns against the Moors. In October 1147, as part of the Second Crusade, he helped Castile to conquer Almería. He then invaded the lands of the Almoravid taifa kingdom of Valencia and Murcia. In December 1148, he captured Tortosa after a five-month siege with the help of French and Genoese crusaders.[1] The next year, Fraga, Lleida and Mequinenza in the confluence of the Segre and Ebro rivers fell to his army. The reconquista of modern Catalonia was completed.

Ramon Berenguer also campaigned in Provence, helping his brother Berenguer Ramon and his infant nephew Ramon Berenguer II against Counts of Toulouse. During the minority of Ramon Berenger II the Count of Barcelona also acted as the regent of Provence (between 1144 and 1157). In 1151, Ramon signed the Treaty of Tudilén with Alfonso VII of León. The treaty defined the zones of conquest in Andalusia in order to prevent the two rulers from coming into conflict. Also in 1151, Ramon Berenguer founded and endowed the royal monastery of Poblet. In 1154, he accepted the regency of Gaston V of Béarn in return for the Bearnese nobles rendering him homage at Canfranc, thus uniting that small principality with the growing Catalanoaragonese empire.

[edit] Death

He died in 1162 in Borgo San Dalmazzo, Piedmont, Italy, leaving the title of Count of Barcelona to his eldest son Ramon Berenguer, who next year inherited the title of King of Aragon from his mother's abdication Petronila of Aragon (Ramiro II was already dead), and, in compliment to the Aragonese, changed his name to Alfonso and became Alfonso II of Aragon. Ramon Berenguer's younger son Pedro inherited the county of Cerdanya and lands north of the Pyrenees.

Raymond Berengar IV or Ramon Berenguer IV (c. 1113 – 6 August 1162), sometimes called the Holy, was the Count of Barcelona who effected the union between the Kingdom of Aragon and the Principality of Catalonia into the Crown of Aragon.

Contents [hide]

1 Early reign

2 Crusades and wars

3 Death

4 Ancestry

5 Notes

6 References

[edit] Early reign

He inherited the county of Barcelona from his father Ramon Berenguer III on August 19, 1131. On August 11, 1137 in Huesca he was betrothed to the infant Petronila of Aragon, aged one at the time. Her father, Ramiro II of Aragon the Monk, who sought Barcelona's aid against Alfonso VII of Castile, abdicated on November 13 that same year, leaving his kingdom to Petronilla and Ramon Berenguer. The latter essentially became ruler of Aragon, although he was never king himself, but instead Count of Barcelona, Prince of the Kingdom of Aragon. He was the last Catalan ruler to use the title of Count as his first; starting with his son Alfonso II of Aragon the counts of Barcelona styled themselves, in the first place, as kings of Aragon.

The treaty between Ramon Berenguer and his father-in-law stipulated that their descendants would rule jointly over both realms. Even should Petronila die before the marriage could be consummated, Berenguer would still inherit the title of King of Aragon.[citation needed] Both realms would preserve their laws, institutions and autonomy, remaining legally distinct but federated in a dynastic union under one ruling House. Historians consider this arrangement the political masterstroke of the Hispanic Middle Ages. Both realms gained greater strength and security and Aragon got its much needed outlet to the sea. On the other hand, formation of a new political entity in the north-east at a time when Portugal seceded from León in the west gave more balance to the Christian kingdoms of the peninsula. Ramon Berenguer successfully pulled Aragon out of its pledged submission to Castile, aided no doubt by the beauty and charm of his sister Berenguela, wife of Alfonso the Emperor, for which she was well-known in her time.

[edit] Crusades and wars

In the middle years of his rule, his attention turned to campaigns against the Moors. In October 1147, as part of the Second Crusade, he helped Castile to conquer Almería. He then invaded the lands of the Almoravid taifa kingdom of Valencia and Murcia. In December 1148, he captured Tortosa after a five-month siege with the help of Southern French, Anglo-Normans and Genoese crusaders.[1] The next year, Fraga, Lleida and Mequinenza in the confluence of the Segre and Ebro rivers fell to his army. The reconquista of modern Catalonia was completed.

Ramon Berenguer also campaigned in Provence, helping his brother Berenguer Ramon and his infant nephew Ramon Berenguer II against Counts of Toulouse. During the minority of Ramon Berenger II the Count of Barcelona also acted as the regent of Provence (between 1144 and 1157). In 1151, Ramon signed the Treaty of Tudilén with Alfonso VII of León. The treaty defined the zones of conquest in Andalusia in order to prevent the two rulers from coming into conflict. Also in 1151, Ramon Berenguer founded and endowed the royal monastery of Poblet. In 1154, he accepted the regency of Gaston V of Béarn in return for the Bearnese nobles rendering him homage at Canfranc, thus uniting that small principality with the growing Catalanoaragonese empire.

[edit] Death

He died in 1162 in Borgo San Dalmazzo, Piedmont, Italy, leaving the title of Count of Barcelona to his eldest son Ramon Berenguer, who next year inherited the title of King of Aragon from his mother's abdication Petronila of Aragon (Ramiro II was already dead), and, in compliment to the Aragonese, changed his name to Alfonso and became Alfonso II of Aragon. Ramon Berenguer's younger son Pedro inherited the county of Cerdanya and lands north of the Pyrenees.

[edit] Ancestry

[show]v • d • eAncestors of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona

32. Ramon Borrell, Count of Barcelona
16. Berenguer Ramon I, Count of Barcelona
33. Ermesinde of Carcassonne
8. Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona
34. Sancho García, Count of Castile
17. Sancha Sánchez of Castile
35. Urraca of Saldaña
4. Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona
36. Audebert I, Count de La Marche
18. Bernard I, Count of La Marche
37. Almodis de Limoges
9. Almodis de La Marche
19. Amélie de Rasés
2. Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona
20. Tancred of Hauteville
10. Robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia
42. Richard I, Duke of Normandy (hypothical)
21. Fressenda of Normandy
43. Gunnora
5. Maud of Apulia
44. Guaimar III of Salerno
22. Guaimar IV, Prince of Salerno
45. Gaitelgrima of Benevento
11. Sikelgaita of Salerno
46. Laidulf, Prince of Capua
23. Gemma of Capua
47. Maria
1. Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona
48. Richard II, Viscount of Millau
24. Richard II, Viscount of Millau and Gévaudan
49. Sénégonde de Béziers
12. Berenguer II, Viscount of Rodés
50. Berenger, Viscount of Narbonne
25. Rixinde de Narbonne
51. Garsenda de Besalú
6. Gilbert I, Count of Gévaudan
26. Girbert II, Viscount of Carlat
13. Adela, Viscountess of Carlat
27. Nobilia, Viscountess of Lodève
3. Douce I, Countess of Provence
56. William I, Count of Provence
28. William II, Count of Provence
57. Adelaide of Anjou
14. Geoffrey I, Count of Provence
58. Otto-William, Count of Burgundy
29. Gerberga of Burgundy
59. Ermentrude, Countess of Mâcon and Besançon
7. Gerberga, Countess of Provence
60. William I, Count of Marseille
30. William II, Viscount of Marseille
61. Bellilde de Marseille
15. Stephanie-Douce de Marseille
62. Bertrand, Count of Forcalquier
31. Étiennette de Forcalquier or des Baux
Preceded by

Ramon Berenguer III Count of Barcelona

1131 – 1162 Succeeded by

He inherited the county of Barcelona from his father Ramon Berenguer III on August 19, 1131. On August 11, 1137 in Huesca he was betrothed to the infant Petronila of Aragon, aged one at the time. Her father, Ramiro II of Aragon the Monk, who sought Barcelona's aid against Alfonso VII of Castile, abdicated on November 13 that same year, leaving his kingdom to Petronilla and Ramon Berenguer. The latter essentially became ruler of Aragon, although he was never king himself, but instead Count of Barcelona, Prince of the Kingdom of Aragon. He was the last Catalan ruler to use the title of Count as his first; starting with his son Alfonso II of Aragon the counts of Barcelona styled themselves, in the first place, as kings of Aragon.

The treaty between Ramon Berenguer and his father-in-law stipulated that their descendants would rule jointly over both realms. Even should Petronila die before the marriage could be consummated, Berenguer would still inherit the title of King of Aragon.[citation needed] Both realms would preserve their laws, institutions and autonomy, remaining legally distinct but federated in a dynastic union under one ruling House. Historians consider this arrangement the political masterstroke of the Hispanic Middle Ages. Both realms gained greater strength and security and Aragon got its much needed outlet to the sea. On the other hand, formation of a new political entity in the north-east at a time when Portugal seceded from León in the west gave more balance to the Christian kingdoms of the peninsula. Ramon Berenguer successfully pulled Aragon out of its pledged submission to Castile, aided no doubt by the beauty and charm of his sister Berenguela, wife of Alfonso the Emperor, for which she was well-known in her time.

[edit] Crusades and wars

In the middle years of his rule, his attention turned to campaigns against the Moors. In October 1147, as part of the Second Crusade, he helped Castile to conquer Almería. He then invaded the lands of the Almoravid taifa kingdom of Valencia and Murcia. In December 1148, he captured Tortosa after a five-month siege with the help of Southern French, Anglo-Normans and Genoese crusaders.[1] The next year, Fraga, Lleida and Mequinenza in the confluence of the Segre and Ebro rivers fell to his army. The reconquista of modern Catalonia was completed.

Ramon Berenguer also campaigned in Provence, helping his brother Berenguer Ramon and his infant nephew Ramon Berenguer II against Counts of Toulouse. During the minority of Ramon Berenger II the Count of Barcelona also acted as the regent of Provence (between 1144 and 1157). In 1151, Ramon signed the Treaty of Tudilén with Alfonso VII of León. The treaty defined the zones of conquest in Andalusia in order to prevent the two rulers from coming into conflict. Also in 1151, Ramon Berenguer founded and endowed the royal monastery of Poblet. In 1154, he accepted the regency of Gaston V of Béarn in return for the Bearnese nobles rendering him homage at Canfranc, thus uniting that small principality with the growing Catalanoaragonese empire.

[edit] Death

He died in 1162 in Borgo San Dalmazzo, Piedmont, Italy, leaving the title of Count of Barcelona to his eldest son Ramon Berenguer, who next year inherited the title of King of Aragon from his mother's abdication Petronila of Aragon (Ramiro II was already dead), and, in compliment to the Aragonese, changed his name to Alfonso and became Alfonso II of Aragon. Ramon Berenguer's younger son Pedro inherited the county of Cerdanya and lands north of the Pyrenees.

16. Berenguer Ramon I, Count of Barcelona
8. Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona
17. Sancha Sánchez of Castile
4. Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona
18. Bernard I, Count of La Marche
9. Almodis de La Marche
19. Amélie de Rasés
2. Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona
20. Tancred of Hauteville
10. Robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia
21. Fressenda
5. Maud of Apulia
22. Guaimar IV, Prince of Salerno
11. Sikelgaita of Salerno
23. Gemma of Capua
1. Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona
24. Richard II, Viscount of Millau and Gévaudan
12. Berenguer II, Viscount of Rodés
25. Rixinde de Narbonne
6. Gilbert I, Count of Gévaudan
26. Girbert II, Viscount of Carlat
13. Adela, Viscountess of Carlat
27. Nobilia, Viscountess of Lodève
3. Douce I, Countess of Provence
28. William II, Count of Provence
14. Geoffrey I, Count of Provence
29. Douce I, Countess of Provence
7. Gerberga, Countess of Provence
30. William II, Viscount of Marseille
15. Stephanie-Douce de Marseille
31. Stephanie
Ramon Berenguer III Count of Barcelona

Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona

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Early reign

He inherited the county of Barcelona from his father Ramon Berenguer III on August 19, 1131. On August 11, 1137 in Huesca he was betrothed to the infant Petronila of Aragon, aged one at the time. Her father, Ramiro II of Aragon the Monk, who sought Barcelona's aid against Alfonso VII of Castile, abdicated on November 13 that same year, leaving his kingdom to Ramon Berenguer. The latter essentially became ruler of Aragon, although he was never king himself, but instead Count of Barcelona, Prince of the Kingdom of Aragon. He was the last Catalan ruler to use the title of Count as his first; starting with his son Alfonso II of Aragon the counts of Barcelona styled themselves, in the first place, as kings of Aragon.

The treaty between Ramon Berenguer and his father-in-law stipulated that their descendants would rule jointly over both realms. Even should Petronila die before the marriage could be consummated, Berenguer would still inherit the title of King of Aragon. Both realms would preserve their laws, institutions and autonomy, remaining legally distinct but federated in a dynastic union under one ruling House. Historians consider this arrangement the political masterstroke of the Hispanic Middle Ages. Both realms gained greater strength and security and Aragon got its much needed outlet to the sea. On the other hand, formation of a new political entity in the north-east at a time when Portugal seceded from Castile in the west gave more balance to the Christian kingdoms of the peninsula. Ramon Berenguer successfully pulled Aragon out of its pledged submission to Castile, aided no doubt by the beauty and charm of his sister Berenguela, wife of Alfonso the Emperor, for which she was well-known in her time.

[edit]Crusades and wars

In the middle years of his rule, his attention turned to campaigns against the Moors. In October 1147, as part of the Second Crusade, he helped Castile to conquer Almería. He then invaded the lands of the Almoravid taifa kingdom of Valencia and Murcia. In December 1148, he captured Tortosa after a five-month siege with the help of French and Genoese crusaders.[1] The next year, Fraga, Lleida and Mequinenza in the confluence of the Segre and Ebro rivers fell to his army. The reconquista of modern Catalonia was completed.

Ramon Berenger also campaigned in Provence, helping his brother Berenguer Ramon and his infant nephew Ramon Berenguer II against Counts of Toulouse. During the minority of Ramon Berenger II the Count of Barcelona also acted as the regent of Provence (between 1144 and 1157). In 1151, Ramon signed the Treaty of Tudilén with Alfonso VII of León. The treaty defined the zones of conquest in Andalusia in order to prevent the two rulers from coming into conflict. Also in 1151, Ramon Berenguer founded and endowed the royal monastery of Poblet. In 1154, he accepted the regency of Gaston V of Béarn in return for the Bearnese nobles rendering him homage at Canfranc, thus uniting that small principality with the growing Aragonese empire.

[edit]Death

He died in 1162 in Borgo Sam Dalmazzo, Piedmont, Italy, leaving the title of Count of Barcelona to his eldest son Ramon Berenguer, who next year inherited the title of King of Aragon from her mother's abdication Petronila of Aragon (Ramiro II was already dead), and, in compliment to the Aragonese, changed his name to Alfonso and became Alfonso II of Aragon, I of Catalonia. Ramon Berenguer's younger son Pedro inherited the county of Cerdanya and lands north of the Pyrene

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Ramon Berenguer IV

Count of Barcelona

Raymond Berengar IV of Barcelona in the Liber feudorum maior.jpg

Reign 19 August 1131 - 6 August 1162

Predecessor Ramon Berenguer III

Successor Alfonso I

Spouse Petronila of Aragon

Issue

Dulce, Queen of Portugal

Alfonso II of Aragon

Peter, Count of Cerdanya

Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Provence

Sancho, Count of Provence

Ramon, Archbishop of Narbonne

Father Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona

Mother Douce I, Countess of Provence

Born c. 1113

Died 6 August 1162

Raymond Berengar IV or Ramon Berenguer IV (c. 1113 – 6 August 1162), sometimes called the Holy, was the Count of Barcelona who effected the union between the Kingdom of Aragon and the Principality of Catalonia into the Crown of Aragon.

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* 1 Early reign
* 2 Crusades and wars
* 3 Death
* 4 Ancestry
* 5 Notes
* 6 References
[edit] Early reign

He inherited the county of Barcelona from his father Ramon Berenguer III on August 19, 1131. On August 11, 1137 in Huesca he was betrothed to the infant Petronila of Aragon, aged one at the time. Her father, Ramiro II of Aragon the Monk, who sought Barcelona's aid against Alfonso VII of Castile, abdicated on November 13 that same year, leaving his kingdom to Petronilla and Ramon Berenguer. The latter essentially became ruler of Aragon, although he was never king himself, but instead Count of Barcelona, Prince of the Kingdom of Aragon. He was the last Catalan ruler to use the title of Count as his first; starting with his son Alfonso II of Aragon the counts of Barcelona styled themselves, in the first place, as kings of Aragon.

The treaty between Ramon Berenguer and his father-in-law stipulated that their descendants would rule jointly over both realms. Even should Petronila die before the marriage could be consummated, Berenguer would still inherit the title of King of Aragon.[citation needed] Both realms would preserve their laws, institutions and autonomy, remaining legally distinct but federated in a dynastic union under one ruling House. Historians consider this arrangement the political masterstroke of the Hispanic Middle Ages. Both realms gained greater strength and security and Aragon got its much needed outlet to the sea. On the other hand, formation of a new political entity in the north-east at a time when Portugal seceded from León in the west gave more balance to the Christian kingdoms of the peninsula. Ramon Berenguer successfully pulled Aragon out of its pledged submission to Castile, aided no doubt by the beauty and charm of his sister Berenguela, wife of Alfonso the Emperor, for which she was well-known in her time.

[edit] Crusades and wars

In the middle years of his rule, his attention turned to campaigns against the Moors. In October 1147, as part of the Second Crusade, he helped Castile to conquer Almería. He then invaded the lands of the Almoravid taifa kingdom of Valencia and Murcia. In December 1148, he captured Tortosa after a five-month siege with the help of Southern French, Anglo-Normans and Genoese crusaders.[1] The next year, Fraga, Lleida and Mequinenza in the confluence of the Segre and Ebro rivers fell to his army. The reconquista of modern Catalonia was completed.

Ramon Berenguer also campaigned in Provence, helping his brother Berenguer Ramon and his infant nephew Ramon Berenguer II against Counts of Toulouse. During the minority of Ramon Berenger II the Count of Barcelona also acted as the regent of Provence (between 1144 and 1157). In 1151, Ramon signed the Treaty of Tudilén with Alfonso VII of León. The treaty defined the zones of conquest in Andalusia in order to prevent the two rulers from coming into conflict. Also in 1151, Ramon Berenguer founded and endowed the royal monastery of Poblet. In 1154, he accepted the regency of Gaston V of Béarn in return for the Bearnese nobles rendering him homage at Canfranc, thus uniting that small principality with the growing Catalanoaragonese empire.

[edit] Death

He died in 1162 in Borgo San Dalmazzo, Piedmont, Italy, leaving the title of Count of Barcelona to his eldest son Ramon Berenguer, who next year inherited the title of King of Aragon from the abdication of his mother Petronila of Aragon (Ramiro II was already dead), and, in compliment to the Aragonese, changed his name to Alfonso and became Alfonso II of Aragon. Ramon Berenguer's younger son Pedro inherited the county of Cerdanya and lands north of the Pyrenees.

[edit] Ancestry

16. Berenguer Ramon I, Count of Barcelona

8. Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona

17. Sancha Sánchez of Castile

4. Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona

18. Bernard I, Count of La Marche

9. Almodis de La Marche

19. Amélie de Rasés

2. Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona

20. Tancred of Hauteville

10. Robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia

21. Fressenda

5. Maud of Apulia

22. Guaimar IV, Prince of Salerno

11. Sikelgaita of Salerno

23. Gemma of Capua

1. Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona

24. Richard II, Viscount of Millau and Gévaudan

12. Berenguer II, Viscount of Rodés

25. Rixinde de Narbonne

6. Gilbert I, Count of Gévaudan

26. Girbert II, Viscount of Carlat

13. Adela, Viscountess of Carlat

27. Nobilia, Viscountess of Lodève

3. Douce I, Countess of Provence

28. William II, Count of Provence

14. Geoffrey I, Count of Provence

29. Douce I, Countess of Provence

7. Gerberga, Countess of Provence

30. William II, Viscount of Marseille

15. Stephanie-Douce de Marseille

31. Stephanie

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Riley-Smith (1991) p.48.
[edit] References

* Riley-Smith, Jonathan (1991). Atlas of the Crusades. New York: Facts on File.
* Villegas-Aristizabal, Lucas (2009), "Anglo-Norman involvement in the conquest of Tortosa and Settlement of Tortosa, 1148-1180", Crusades 8, pp. 63-129.
Preceded by

Ramon Berenguer III Count of Barcelona

1131 – 1162 Succeeded by

Alfonso II of Aragon

Preceded by

Agnes of Aquitaine King consort of Aragon

1150– 1162 Succeeded by

Sancha of Castile, Queen of Aragon

BIOGRAPHY: b. c. 1113

d. Aug. 6, 1162, Borgo San Dalmazzo, Piedmont [Italy]

byname RAMON BERENGUER THE HOLY, CATALAN RAMON BERENGUER EL SANT, count of Barcelona from 1131 to 1162, regent of Provence from 1144 to 1157, and ruling prince of Aragon from 1137 to 1162.

The elder son of Ramon Berenguer III, he continued his father's crusading wars against the Almoravid Muslims. The kingdom of Aragon soon sought Ramon Berenguer IV's aid against Castile. In the course of their negotiations, he was promised the hand of the Aragonese king Ramiro II's daughter and heir, Petronila (Peronella); they were married on Aug. 11, 1137, and a few months later (November 13), Ramiro II abdicated in favour of his daughter and son-in-law. Ramon Berenguer IV thus became the last count of Barcelona to take this as his principal title, for, from 1137, he was also ruler of Aragon (though he himself never assumed the title of king). From the reign of his son, who in 1162 succeeded him with the title of Alfonso II, the counts of Barcelona styled themselves, in the first place, kings of Aragon.

When Ramon Berenguer IV's father had died, he had left the county of Provence to a younger son. When this son died, his brother Ramon Berenguer IV acted as regent (conventionally with the title Ramon Berenguer II of Provence) until the legitimate heir, his young nephew, reached majority in 1157, as Ramon Berenguer III of Provence. When this count of Provence died in 1166 without a male heir, he was succeeded by Ramon Berenguer IV's son Alfonso II, king of Aragon. By his wars and conquests from the Moors--Tortosa (1148), Lerida, Mequinenza, and Fraga (1149), and Prades and Siurana (1153)--Ramon Berenguer IV definitively established the boundaries of the principality of Catalonia.

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Ramón Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona, was also called Ramon "the Holy." He effected the union between Aragon and Catalonia into the Crown of Aragon.

On August 11, 1137 in Huesca, Ramón was betrothed to the infant Petronila of Aragon, aged one at the time. Her father, Ramiro II of Aragon, the "Monk," who sought Barcelona's aid against King Alfonso VII of Castile, abdicated on November 13 that same year, leaving his kingdom to Petronilla and Ramón Berenguer. The latter essentially became ruler of Aragon, although he was never King himself, but instead Count of Barcelona, Prince of the Kingdom of Aragon. He was the last Catalan ruler to use the title of Count as his first; starting with his son Alfonso II of Aragon the counts of Barcelona styled themselves, in the first place, as kings of Aragon.

The treaty between Ramon Berenguer and his father-in-law stipulated that their descendants would rule jointly over both realms. Even should Petronila die before the marriage could be consummated, Berenguer would still inherit the title of King of Aragon.Both realms would preserve their laws, institutions and autonomy, remaining legally distinct but federated in a dynastic union under one ruling House. Historians consider this arrangement the political masterstroke of the Hispanic Middle Ages. Both realms gained greater strength and security and Aragon got its much needed outlet to the sea. On the other hand, formation of a new political entity in the north-east at a time when Portugal seceded from León in the west gave more balance to the Christian kingdoms of the peninsula. Ramon Berenguer successfully pulled Aragon out of its pledged submission to Castile, aided no doubt by the beauty and charm of his sister Berenguela, wife of Alfonso the Emperor, for which she was well-known in her time.

In the middle years of his rule, his attention turned to campaigns against the Moors. In October 1147, as part of the Second Crusade, he helped Castile to conquer Almería. He then invaded the lands of the Almoravid taifa kingdom of Valencia and Murcia. In December 1148, he captured Tortosa after a five-month siege with the help of French and Genoese crusaders. The next year, Fraga, Lleida and Mequinenza in the confluence of the Segre and Ebro rivers fell to his army. The reconquista of modern Catalonia was completed.

Ramon Berenger also campaigned in Provence, helping his brother Berenguer Ramon and his infant nephew Ramon Berenguer II against Counts of Toulouse. During the minority of Ramon Berenger II the Count of Barcelona also acted as the regent of Provence (between 1144 and 1157). In 1151, Ramon signed the Treaty of Tudilén with Alfonso VII of León. The treaty defined the zones of conquest in Andalusia in order to prevent the two rulers from coming into conflict. Also in 1151, Ramon Berenguer founded and endowed the royal monastery of Poblet. In 1154, he accepted the regency of Gaston V of Béarn in return for the Bearnese nobles rendering him homage at Canfranc, thus uniting that small principality with the growing Aragonese empire.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramon_Berenguer_IV,_Count_of_Barcelona for more information.

Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona also called Ramon the Holy (c. 1113 – 6 August 1162) effected the union between Aragon and Catalonia.

Early reign[edit] Ramon Berenguer IV inherited the county of Barcelona from his father Ramon Berenguer III on 19 August 1131. On 11 August 1137, at the age of about 24, he was betrothed to the infant Petronilla of Aragon, aged one at the time. Petronilla's father, Ramiro II of Aragon, who sought Barcelona's aid against Alfonso VII of Castile, withdrew from public life on 13 November 1137, leaving his kingdom to Petronilla and Ramon Berenguer, the latter in effect becoming ruler of Aragon, although he was never king himself, instead commonly using the titles "Count of the Barcelonans and Prince of the Aragonians" (Comes Barcinonensis et Princeps Aragonensis), and occasionally those of "Marquis of Lleida and Tortosa" (after conquering these cities). He was the last Catalan ruler to use "Count" as his primary title; starting with his son Alfonso II of Aragon the counts of Barcelona styled themselves, in the first place, as kings of Aragon.

The treaty between Ramon Berenguer and his father-in-law, Ramiro II, stipulated that their descendants would rule jointly over both realms, and that even if Petronilla died before the marriage could be consummated, Berenguer's heirs would still inherit the Kingdom of Aragon.[2] Both realms would preserve their laws, institutions and autonomy, remaining legally distinct but federated in a dynastic union under one ruling House. Historians consider this arrangement the political masterstroke of the Hispanic Middle Ages. Both realms gained greater strength and security and Aragon got its much needed outlet to the sea. On the other hand, formation of a new political entity in the north-east at the time when Portugal seceded from León in the west gave more balance to the Christian kingdoms of the peninsula. Ramon Berenguer successfully pulled Aragon out of its pledged submission to Castile, aided no doubt by his sister Berengaria, wife of Alfonso the Emperor, who was well known in her time for her beauty and charm.

Crusades and wars[edit] In the middle years of his rule, Ramon Berenguer turned his attention to campaigns against the Moors. In October 1147, as part of the Second Crusade, he helped Castile to conquer Almería. He then invaded the lands of the Almoravid taifa kingdoms of Valencia and Murcia. In December 1148, he captured Tortosa after a five-month siege with the help of Southern French, Anglo-Norman and Genoese crusaders.[3] (When Moors later tried to recapture Tortosa, the women put up such a spirited defense that Berenger created for them the Order of the Hatchet.) The next year, Fraga, Lleida and Mequinenza in the confluence of the Segre and Ebro rivers fell to his army. The reconquista of modern Catalonia was completed.

Ramon Berenguer also campaigned in Provence, helping his brother Berenguer Ramon and his infant nephew Ramon Berenguer II against the Counts of Toulouse. During the minority of Ramon Berenguer II, the Count of Barcelona also acted as the regent of Provence (between 1144 and 1157). In 1151, Ramon signed the Treaty of Tudilén with Alfonso VII of León and Castile. The treaty defined the zones of conquest in Andalusia as an attempt to prevent the two rulers from coming into conflict. Also in 1151, Ramon Berenguer founded and endowed the royal monastery of Poblet. In 1154, he accepted the regency of Gaston V of Béarn in return for the Bearnese nobles rendering him homage at Canfranc, thus uniting that small principality with the growing Aragonese empire.

Death[edit] Ramon Berenguer IV died on 6 August 1162 in Borgo San Dalmazzo, Piedmont, Italy, leaving the title of Count of Barcelona to his eldest surviving son, Ramon Berenguer, who inherited the title of King of Aragon after the abdication of his mother Petronilla of Aragon two years later in 1164. He changed his name to Alfonso as a nod to his Aragonese lineage, and became Alfonso II of Aragon. Ramon Berenguer IV's younger son Pere (Peter) inherited the county of Cerdanya and lands north of the Pyrenees, and changed his name to Ramon Berenguer.

References[edit] Jump up ^ Emmerson, Richard K. (2013). Key Figures in Medieval Europe: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. p. 553. ISBN 978-1136775192. Jump up ^ See Serrano Daura, La donación de Ramiro II de Aragón a Ramón Berenguer IV de Barcelona, de 1137, y la institución del "casamiento en casa" ("The Donation of Ramiro II of Aragon to Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona in 1137, and the Institution of In-House Marriage"), published in Hidalguía, #270, Madrid, 1998, p. 710. Jump up ^ Riley-Smith (1991) p.48.

Bibliography[edit] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona. Riley-Smith, Jonathan (1991). Atlas of the Crusades. New York: Facts on File. Villegas-Aristizabal, Lucas (2009), "Anglo-Norman involvement in the conquest of Tortosa and Settlement of Tortosa, 1148-1180", Crusades 8, pp. 63–129.

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